"Years"". Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie were among those set to perform with Rogers during a show celebrating his contribution to country, blues and pop music, It took place at the MGM Grand in Foxwoods. This special debuted on March 8, 2011 on Great American Country. On June 10, 2012, Rogers appeared on stage with the musical group Phish to perform his hit song ""The Gambler"" at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Also in 2012, Rogers re-recorded the hit song ""Lady"", a duet with its songwriter Lionel Richie, on Richie's album ""Tuskegee"". The pair also performed the song live"
"Lucille (Kenny Rogers song) ""Lucille"" is a song written by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in January 1977 as the second and final single from the album ""Kenny Rogers"". It became Rogers' first major hit as a solo artist after leaving the successful country/rock group The First Edition the previous year. An international hit, it reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart and number 5 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Overseas, ""Lucille"" reached the top of the UK Singles Chart in June 1977, the first of"
"Lady (Dennis Wilson song) ""Lady"" is a song written by Dennis Wilson, recorded by him with Daryl Dragon and released under the name ""Dennis Wilson & Rumbo"" in the United Kingdom on 4 December, 1970, on Stateside Records. The song served as the B-side of the ""Sound of Free"" single. The single was not issued in the United States. The single was Dennis Wilson's first solo release. On both songs, Wilson performed the lead vocals with Daryl Dragon playing instruments. Dragon and his wife, Toni Tennille, would later become famous as Captain & Tennille. Also known as ""Fallin' In Love"","
"song is an airplay staple today on adult standards and smooth jazz radio stations. Lady Love (song) ""Lady Love"" is a pop song written by Von Gray. The sheet music has the songwriter as Von Gray the sole writer. The Producers were Von Gray and Jack Faith. It became a hit single cut from Lou Rawls' 1977 album ""When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All"". It was released as a single in January 1978 and peaked at #13 in Canada, #24 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, #20 on ""Cash Box"", and went to #21 on the R&B chart."
"other artists. He composed ""Lady"" for Kenny Rogers, which hit No. 1 in 1980, and produced Rogers' album ""Share Your Love"" the following year. Richie and Rogers maintained a strong friendship in later years. Latin jazz composer and salsa romantica pioneer La Palabra enjoyed international success with his cover of ""Lady,"" which was played at Latin dance clubs. Also in 1981 Richie sang the theme song for the film ""Endless Love"", a duet with Diana Ross. Issued as a single, the song topped the Canada, Brazil, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and US pop music charts, and became one of Motown's"
"She's a Lady ""She's a Lady"" is a million-selling gold-certified hit song written by Paul Anka and was released on his album ""Paul Anka '70s"" (RCA 4309, 1970). The most successful recording was performed by Tom Jones, and released at the beginning of 1971. It is Jones' highest-charting single in the U.S. to date (and his final Billboard Top Ten hit). ""She's a Lady"" hit #1 in Cash Box magazine for a week and spending one week at #2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, behind Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin. The song was also a #4 hit"
"This Woman (Kenny Rogers song) ""This Woman"" is a song written by Barry Gibb and Albhy Galuten and was performed by American country recording artist Kenny Rogers. It reached #2 in the US Adult Contemporary Chart and #23 in the US Pop Chart. It was published by Gibb Brothers Music and Unichappell Music. RCA pushed ""This Woman"" to pop radio, but the country stations flipped to the song's B-side ""Buried Treasure"". In Germany, ""This Woman""'s B-side was ""Hold Me"", another track from the album. This song was recorded in May 1983 released in late 1983 in the US, and early"
"Disco Lady ""Disco Lady"" is a 1976 single for American singer Johnnie Taylor that went on to become his biggest hit. It spent four weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and six weeks on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in the U.S. It was also the first single to be certified platinum by the RIAA; ultimately it sold over 2.5 million copies. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1976. The single was Taylor's first for Columbia Records, where Taylor signed after his long-time label, Stax Records, went bankrupt. The song was produced by Taylor's long-time"
"Lady Love (song) ""Lady Love"" is a pop song written by Von Gray. The sheet music has the songwriter as Von Gray the sole writer. The Producers were Von Gray and Jack Faith. It became a hit single cut from Lou Rawls' 1977 album ""When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All"". It was released as a single in January 1978 and peaked at #13 in Canada, #24 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, #20 on ""Cash Box"", and went to #21 on the R&B chart. On the Canadian and U.S. Adult Contemporary charts, ""Lady Love"" peaked at #5. The"
"Kenny Rogers discography The discography of Kenny Rogers, an American country music singer, consists of 39 studio albums and 80 singles. Among his singles, twenty-one have reached Number One on the country music charts. His longest-lasting number ones on that chart are ""The Gambler"" and ""Coward of the County"", at three weeks each. Two of his Number One country hits—""Lady"" and ""Islands in the Stream"", the latter a duet with Dolly Parton—also reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 the former spending six weeks at the top, making it his longest running #1 single on all Billboard charts. Also,"
"20 Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album) 20 Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Kenny Rogers released by Liberty Records in 1983. ""20 Greatest Hits"" marks Rogers' third compilation album as a solo artist. This compilation covers the entire span of Rogers' glorious chart run through the late 1970s and early 1980s. Among the 20 tracks on the album is Rogers' early smash hit ""Lucille"", which made Rogers a world-famous solo superstar. ""The Gambler"" – Rogers' chart-topping story song – also makes an appearance. The single that first appeared on Rogers' first solo Greatest Hits collection in 1980, ""Lady"" also"
"Lady Rose (song) Lady Rose is a song and single by British group Mungo Jerry. Written by the group's lead vocalist Ray Dorset and produced by Barry Murray, it was the band's third single. The song entered the UK charts at #30 in May 1971 and reached #5 in June, finally leaving the chart in August 1971. It also reached number one in Japan. Like the group's debut single, ""In the Summertime,"" it was a maxi-single playing at 33 rpm. The main song features harmonica and piano. The other tracks on the extended play single are ""Little Louis"" by band"
"Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady) ""Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady)"" is a song made famous by country music singer David Houston. Originally released in 1969, the song represented a first and a last. The last was that it was Houston's seventh (and final) No. 1 hit on the ""Billboard magazine"" Hot Country Singles chart; the song spent four weeks atop the chart. The song was also the first time up-and-coming Nashville songwriter Norro Wilson had one of his compositions hit number one; it was a shared credit with co-writer Alex Harvey. During the next four decades,"
"Lady (Styx song) ""Lady"" is a 1973 song written and performed by the rock band Styx. It was first released on ""Styx II"" and was a local hit in the band's native Chicago, but initially failed to chart nationally. The song gained success shortly after Styx left Wooden Nickel Records to move to A&M Records in 1974 as it began picking up airplay nationwide, eventually peaking at #6 on the ""Billboard"" Top 40 in March 1975. The power ballad was later re-recorded for the 1995 Styx compilation ""Greatest Hits"" due to a contractual dispute between A&M and Wooden Nickel. ""Lady"""
"number 24 on ""Billboard""s Hot 100 singles chart, while ""Mother's Little Helper"" reached number eight, making the release one of the few singles with both songs becoming hits in the US. Lady Jane (song) ""Lady Jane"" is a song by the English rock group the Rolling Stones, penned by the group's songwriting duo of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It was initially included on their album, ""Aftermath"". which was released on 12 April 1966 in the UK and 20 June 1966 in the US. The song showcases Brian Jones' instrumental incorporation of baroque rock as it was beginning to be"
"Lady (D'Angelo song) ""Lady"" is a song co-written, co-produced and performed by American neo soul singer D'Angelo, issued as the third single from his debut studio album ""Brown Sugar"". A remixed version of the song (titled the Clean Street Version) was also released, featuring vocals from American hip hop musician AZ. Separate music videos were created for both versions of the song. ""Lady"" is D'Angelo's biggest hit single to date in the United States, peaking at #10 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1996. It was certified gold by the RIAA on June 4, 1996. The song was also nominated"
"The Ballad of Calico The Ballad of Calico was the eighth studio album by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition and released as Reprise Records 6476. It reached #118 on the albums chart and produced one single, ""School Teacher"", which reached #91. The double album was released in February 1972. The album is a country-rock concept album about the real-life town of Calico, California. The entire double album was written by Michael Murphey and Larry Cansler and the songs tell the stories of individuals who lived in the town. The various members, not just Rogers, took lead vocals on the"
"Wilson would become one of country music's most prolific songwriters and producers. He wrote hits for singers including Charley Pride, Charlie Rich, Jean Shepard, Tammy Wynette and others; his production credits would include songs by Pride, Joe Stampley, Wynette, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Janie Fricke, Reba McEntire and others. Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady) ""Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady)"" is a song made famous by country music singer David Houston. Originally released in 1969, the song represented a first and a last. The last was that it was Houston's seventh (and final) No. 1 hit on"
"Lady (Lenny Kravitz song) ""Lady"" is the final single from the 2004 album ""Baptism"" by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz. It was released on November 23, 2004. The song is believed to be written about Kravitz's then-girlfriend, Nicole Kidman. The track was used heavily in the GAP ads. The commercials featured Kravitz dancing and singing the song with his guitar to Sarah Jessica Parker. ""Lady"" was the most successful song from ""Baptism"" on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, where it peaked at number 27. The video was directed by Philip Andelman. It consists of Kravitz playing guitar and singing in a"
"You're a Lady ""You're a Lady"" is a 1972 song by British singer-songwriter Peter Skellern. Skellern’s recording of the song was his first and biggest hit, reaching number three in the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in the United States ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Skellern’s vocals were supplemented by the Congregation, a choral pop ensemble who had already had their own top ten hit with ""Softly Whispering I Love You"". The introductory bars were performed by the Hanwell Band, with the euphonium, played by John Luckett, prominently featured. Skellern provided his own piano accompaniment. The single was placed on Radio"
"""Lady"" by Kenny Rogers, from the late fall of 1980; ""9 to 5"" by Dolly Parton, ""I Love a Rainy Night"" by Eddie Rabbitt (these two back-to-back at the top in early 1981); and ""Islands in the Stream"", a duet by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers in 1983, a pop-country crossover hit written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. Newton's ""Queen of Hearts"" almost reached No. 1, but was kept out of the spot by the pop ballad juggernaut ""Endless Love"" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. The move of country music toward neotraditional styles led"
"Sweet Lady (Queen song) ""Sweet Lady"" is a song by British rock band Queen, which was written by Queen guitarist Brian May. ""Sweet Lady"" is a distortion-driven fast rocker written by May. The song is an unusual rock style in 3/4 meter (which gives way to 4/4 at the bridge). According to an online source, Roger Taylor once said that because of its unusual time signature, ""Sweet Lady"" was the hardest song for him to play live on the drums. The backing track was probably recorded live, as one can hear the wires on the snare drum of Taylor's kit"
"famous by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition in 1969. ""Ruby"" was originally recorded by Waylon Jennings in 1966. Johnny Darrell scored a number nine country hit with it in 1967. In 1969, after the success Kenny Rogers and The First Edition had enjoyed with the hits ""Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"" and ""But You Know I Love You,"" Rogers wanted to take his group more into a country music direction. They recorded their version of the song, with Rogers singing the lead, in a single take. The record was a major hit for"
"breakup with the First Edition, Rogers had tasted considerable success as a solo act, with nine No. 1 entries on the ""Billboard magazine"" Hot Country Singles chart (prior to the release of ""Lady""), plus several Top 10 hits on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary Singles charts. ""Lady,"" according to music historian Fred Bronson, would prove to be an important record for both Richie and Rogers. It became the first record of the 1980s to chart on all four of ""Billboard magazine's"" singles charts - country, Hot 100, adult contemporary and Top Black Singles. It reached No. 1 on"
"by both male and female singers with only minor changes needed to the lyrical content. Roger Miller was the first artist to record the song and it appeared at No. 12 on the U.S. country chart in 1969. Gordon Lightfoot's version hit No. 13 on the pop music chart and No. 1 country music chart in his native country of Canada in 1970. The song was included on a Statler Brothers album but was not released as a single. Kenny Rogers and The First Edition recorded the song (with Rogers on lead vocals) and released it on their album ""Ruby,"
"Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers is the second studio album by Kenny Rogers from United Artists Records, released worldwide in 1977. The album marked his first major solo success following the minor success of ""Love Lifted Me"" in 1976. The album produced two singles. The first single, 1976's ""Laura (What He's Got That I Ain't Got?)"", peaked at #19. This song was originally a #1 country hit for Leon Ashley in 1967. In 1977, Kenny gained stardom with the single ""Lucille"", which climbed to the top of the country charts (both in the U.S. and Canada) and placing him squarely"
"Foxy Lady ""Foxy Lady"" (or alternatively ""Foxey Lady"") is a song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It first appeared on their 1967 debut album ""Are You Experienced"" and was later issued as their third single in the U.S. with the alternate spelling. It is one of Hendrix's best-known songs and was frequently performed in concerts throughout his career. ""Rolling Stone"" magazine placed the song at number 153 on its list of the ""500 Greatest Songs of All Time"". Music critic Thomas Ward points out ""if one song could be said to encapsulate Hendrix’s entire oeuvre, 'Foxey Lady' is certainly closer"
"became a new beginning in his career both as a composer, producer and an artist in his own right. The ""Endless Love"" single was released while he still officially was a member of the Commodores. The success of the duet encouraged Richie to branch out into a full-fledged solo career, releasing his debut album ""Lionel Richie"" in 1982 which produced another chart-topping single, ""Truly"", continuing the style of his ballads with the Commodores, like ""Easy"", ""Three Times a Lady"" and ""Still"", ""Lady"" composed and produced for Kenny Rogers which hit #1 in 1980, and also the two duets with Ross"
"tracks performed live, the song has never been released on an official live album. Sweet Lady (Queen song) ""Sweet Lady"" is a song by British rock band Queen, which was written by Queen guitarist Brian May. ""Sweet Lady"" is a distortion-driven fast rocker written by May. The song is an unusual rock style in 3/4 meter (which gives way to 4/4 at the bridge). According to an online source, Roger Taylor once said that because of its unusual time signature, ""Sweet Lady"" was the hardest song for him to play live on the drums. The backing track was probably recorded"
"A Woman in Love (Bonnie Guitar song) ""A Woman in Love"" is a song written by Charles Anderson and recorded by American country artist, Bonnie Guitar. The song was officially released as a single in July 1967, peaking at number four on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart. ""A Woman in Love"" became Bonnie Guitar's second top-ten single on the ""Billboard"" country chart. It also became her highest-charting hit single on any ""Billboard"" chart. Additionally, ""A Woman in Love"" reached number thirteen on the Canadian ""RPM"" Country Songs chart in November 1967, becoming her first charting single on that list."
"Lady Jane (song) ""Lady Jane"" is a song by the English rock group the Rolling Stones, penned by the group's songwriting duo of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It was initially included on their album, ""Aftermath"". which was released on 12 April 1966 in the UK and 20 June 1966 in the US. The song showcases Brian Jones' instrumental incorporation of baroque rock as it was beginning to be introduced, and became influential in originating the musical style later known as world music. In the US, the song was released as a double A-side single with ""Mother's Little Helper"" single"
"chart. Lady Lay Down ""Lady Lay Down' is a song written by Rafe VanHoy and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music artist John Conlee. It was released in October 1978 as the second single from the album ""Rose Colored Glasses"". ""Lady Lay Down"" was John Conlee's second country hit and his first of seven number ones on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week. In 1981, Tom Jones released a single with the song, that is also featured on his album ""Darlin""'. Jones' cover of the song charted at number 26 on the"
"A Stranger in My Place ""A Stranger in My Place"" is a song by Kenny Rogers and Kin Vassy (a member of The First Edition), first recorded on Kenny Rogers & The First Edition's 1970 album ""Something's Burning"". The most successful charting single of the song was by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. Released in February 1971, it was the second single from her album ""Straight, Clean and Simple"". It peaked at number 1 on the Canadian ""RPM"" Country Tracks chart. It also reached number 27 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart in the United States. In the"